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I finally picked this up from the library. I've had it as an ebook for a long time now, and I've skimmed it as I'm usually inclined to do with ebooks. I've listened to some of Griffin's presentations, heard him on radio shows. But now I'm finally reading it cover to cover.

I'm having a bit of trouble with him demonizing socialism as if it were the ultimate evil, praising laissez faire hallelujah! But I'm slogging through it, there's A LOT of interesting info in there, regardless. The style it is written in, too, is a little - how to say? - forced, perhaps, and full of itself. Combining that with the aforementioned problem make it, I suspect, an easy book to put down for some, which is a shame, because I think Griffin has a lot of valid and revealing things to say about corruption in the banking industry.

I'm sure many will disagree with my offhand characterizations. Hopefully I'll have a better insight into something to say about this book when I've finished it (I'm up to chapter 8 now). In the meantime, what do you all think of this work?

I've been interested in this book too. The author sounds quite intelligent when interviewed on C2C, but I'm a little wary if you say it sounds forced.

Have you finished it yet? What did you think?

Well... what happened was this: my library hold on another RI-themed book, Sinister Forces Book 1, came through and I dove into and finished that, instead. Creature from Jekyll Island is probably one of the most in-demand titles at my library, because it cannot be checked out for more than 2 weeks, as someone will inevitably place it on hold, which is what happened to me.

I know I said it seemed forced, but I think 'full of itself' is probably more accurate, to get a sense of the tone. The author writes as if he knows it all and is going to pains to simplify it for the audience. It is a worthwhile book, IMO, and I will try and find a copy for my personal library at some point.

At the very least I will check it out again and return to this thread.

Ah, okay thanks. I'll be ordering a big pile of books from Amazon after Christmas, I'll add this to the list.